The Board has granted service connection for multiple musculoskeletal disabilities, including cervical strain, multilevel DJD and DDD of the lumbar spine, left shoulder arthritis, right shoulder tendonitis, left hip arthritis, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome, bilateral lateral collateral ligament sprain, and left foot Morton’s neuroma. Service connection for hearing loss was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's musculoskeletal disabilities were related to his service due to parachute jumps during active duty, while the right foot disability remains under remand as per the February 2020 remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, multilevel degenerative joint disease (DDD) and degenerative disc disease (DDD), left shoulder arthritis, right shoulder tendonitis, left hip arthritis, right hip trochanteric pain syndrome, bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome, bilateral lateral collateral ligament sprain, left foot Morton’s neuroma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20050905
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for his service-connected left shoulder tendonitis, right shoulder tendonitis, left knee tendonitis, and right elbow tendinitis (impairment of supination and pronation) have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his service-connected right elbow tendinitis (limitation of flexion) has also been denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions were granted effective from July 1, 2020.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to a procedural defect in filing the claims on the correct form.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error and remands the claims for bilateral shoulder strain, ankle tendonitis, and patellofemoral pain syndrome due to inadequate VA opinions.
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